Key
~ = hold note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend note
Guitar 1 is lead
Guitar 2 is rythem
Intro
(-------This part can be bass or guitar---------|
E|------------7~---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7~-7-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(drums)---7~---7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9~-----9~--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
A|------------9~---------9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
E|------------7~---------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
1 2 1 2 3 go!
Pre-verse Horns (for guitar) (All Eigth notes and a few dotted Eigths)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1-1-2-4-2-2---------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-------2-2-------------2-----4-4-4--2-2-4-2------------------|
A|--------5-2-2-------------------4-4---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-verse and Verse
I tried to match this up with the horns because it is the same Rythem (ska)
E|----7-7-x-7-7x7-7--x-3-3---7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7---x-3-3------------------|
B|----7-7-x-7-7x7-7--x-4-4---7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7---x-4-4------------------|
G|----8-8-x-8-8x8-8--x-3-3---8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8---x-3-3------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
We're talking away
I don't know what's left to say
I'm sayin' it anyway
Today's not my day to find you
Shying away
Small pre-chorus
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----4~------------------------------------|
A|----4~------------------------------------|(Pick scrape until chorus starts)
E|----2~------------------------------------|
I'll be coming for your love o.k.?
Chorus
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9----------11---7--6-6-7--------------|
D|------------7----------9----------11---7--6-6-7--------------|
A|------------7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----5--4-4-5--------------|
E|----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------|x2
Pm-------| -------| -----------------------------------|
Take On Me
Take Me On
(Then Play this)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------7--6-6-7-|
G|--------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7--6-6-7-|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-5--4-4-5-|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------|
E|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
I'll Be Gone
End Chorus
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------7-----7---9-----9-----|
A|------------------5-----5---4-----4-5---5-5---7---7-7-------|
E|----------------7---7-7---6---6-6---------------------------|
Pm--------------------------------------------------------|
In a day or two~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Verse
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But i've been stolen away
Slowly learning that life is o.k.
Say it after me
Small Pre-chorus
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Chorus
End-chorus
Bridge
(Guitar 2)
E|----4~---3-----|
B|----5~-----3---|
G|----6~-------4-|
D|----6~---------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/reel_big_fish/take_on_me_tab_ver_3.html ]
(Guitar 1) Solo 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------13-11-9-11-13-11-9-11-13-11-9-11-13-11-9-11-13-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Continued)
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------21b-19-------|
B|----13-11-9-11-13-11-9-17-15-13-17-19-17-20-22-22---------------19----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------21-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Horns)Right after the bridge and solo horns play this
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1-1-2-4----------------1-1-2-4-|
D|----4-4-------2-2----------4-4-------2-2---------|
A|--------5-2-2------------------5-2-2-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(Play along with the horn thing above)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7--------------------7-7-------------------|
A|----7-7--------------------7-7-------------------|
E|----5-5--------------------5-5-------------------|
Pre-verse
Verse
Things that you say
yeah is it life or just to play my
Worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
Shying away
Pre-chorus
I'll be coming for your love anyway
Chorus
Repeat chorus (with out end-chorus)
solo 2 play (this along with the repeated chorus) (listen to song for timing)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2/9~-7-6-7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6-7-6/14-13-14-13-14-16-14-13-14-13-14-16-14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----/19-17-15-15-14-15-14-15-17-15-14-15-14----15-14----15-14----15-14----|
G|--------------------------------------------14-------14-------14-------14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------9/16-12/18---------------|
B|----15-14----15-14-----15-14-10-12-10-10/15-12/17--------------------------|
G|----------14-------14------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
(For this part pick really fast when you slid so it sound like its more than 1 note.)
E|----17-17-14-16-14-17-17-17-17-16-17-16-17/19-17/19-17~-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 just strums this power chord for the whole solo.
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|----7-------|
A|----7-------|
E|----5-------|
And thats it!
Skank on!
